Abstract
Two new species, Uroplectes elmii sp. n. from Somaliland and U. mossambicensis sp. n. from Mozambique are described, fully illustrated with color photos showing their morphology. Both species are similar to Uroplectes fischeri (Karsch, 1879) from which they differ mainly in finger dentition (Uroplectes elmii sp. n.) and strongly reduced tibial spurs on legs III–IV (U. mossambicensis sp. n.). Uroplectes elmii sp. n. is also compared with U. pardii Kovařík, 2003, from which it differs mainly by extremely reduced to absent metasomal punctation. A distribution map of all discussed species is included.
Erratum
In Euscorpius No. 426, the coordinates of the type locality of Uroplectes mossambicensis were incorrectly given and this error was also reflected in Figure 81. We apologize for this error and provide the correct coordinates and the corrected Figure 81 below. Uroplectes mossambicensis sp. n. (Figures 42–43, 81, Table 1) http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:81C60CC5-7E1D-478B-9C0B-0FEF170F1BC0 Type locality and type repository. Mozambique, Tete Province, ca. 32.77°E 15.91°S; FKCP. See Supplemental material for the correct map
Recommended Citation
Kovařík, F. 2025 . Two new species of Uroplectes Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Somaliland and Mozambique. Euscorpius, No. 426: 1-18.
